Etymology

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Today it means: A mineral hydrocarbon, mainly comprising octatriacontane, found in some coal seams. Full definition →

Latin cēra
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  1. Latin · derived fromcēra“wax”
  2. English todayadipocire

From adipo- (“fat”) + Latin cēra (“wax”).

Words from the same roots

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